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6.2
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6.7

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Saga Airaksela
rated 9

Always making me laugh and great watch

2 years ago
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Natalie Nilsson
rated 10

It was vere fun to watch

1 year ago
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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 8

...if the film drags a little at the end, it’s perhaps because the film-makers were enjoying the company of these characters as much as the audience undoubtedly will.

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Oskar Sardi
rated 8

Fantastiskt rolig rulle!

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

John Hamburg
Director
John Hamburg
Writer
James Franco
As Laird Mayhew
Bryan Cranston
As Ned Fleming
Craig Hosking
As Helicopter Pilot

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"Why Him?" is a heartwarming comedy about a father's hilarious and unpredictable journey to acceptance when his daughter brings home her eccentric, billionaire boyfriend for the holidays. Ned Fleming (played by Bryan Cranston), a loving but overprotective dad from the Midwest, finds himself lost in the glamorous world of Silicon Valley high-tech and battling his inner demons as he tries to connect with Laird Mayhew (played by James Franco), his daughter's well-meaning but socially awkward boyfriend. As tensions rise and laughter ensues, Ned must confront his own biases and learn to embrace change in this feel-good story about family, love, and acceptance.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Why Him? include The Starving Games, The Intern, The Boss, Premature, Movie 43, Booksmart.

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Why Him? was released in theaters on December 23, 2016.